Dresden vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$729
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$714
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
78
😀 Quality of life
89
66
🏙️ Population
563K
12.6M

The cost of living in Dresden is 180% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 3857th and 8506th ($1462 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 518th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 203rd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Zhengzhou

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Dresden Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619